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The first of these ICE removals has taken off, an Eastern Airlines 767, likely headed for a fuel/crew change stop in Senegal. This will be a thread for all three trips over the next few days.

Overnight, this Eastern ICE charter landed in Senegal, a likely fuel stop, and has now landed in Sierra Leone, a likely third-country removal. This will be the fourth TCR to Sierra Leone. Migrant passengers have been shackled for at least 13 hours. There are likely more stops.

This Eastern ICE flight has now landed in Ghana. Not all ICE flights that land in Ghana are third-country removals, but because of the charter carrier and the route pattern here, I suspect this one is. Migrants onboard have been shackled for at least 17 hours.

The second of these ICE removal flights has now left Harlingen, TX, and is likely headed for Senegal. This one is operated by Journey Aviation.

The Eastern ICE jet has now made a third removal stop, to Cameroon. This is almost certainly a third-country removal. Migrant passengers onboard have been shackled for at least 20 hours.

Please see the “name and shame” section of my ICE Air FAQ: gillianbrockell.com/what-is-ice-...

Talon operates aircraft on behalf of owners, many of whom are getting tax write-offs on their aircraft, being used to strand people 1000s of miles away in countries they know nothing about. Nice of us to fund the owners with tax-breaks on top of charter fees in this sordid and inhumane practice.

Yup. Courtesy of a tax break from Trump 1.0.

"Billionaire Private Jet Owners Cash In On Deportation Flights" "We have the expense of cleaning and disinfecting after long-haul flights since deportees are not able to use the toilet while in shackles, but we're making great money".... probably

Wow. This Eastern ICE flight has made a fourth stop, to another third-country removal “host” country. This may very well be the first quadruple TCR. Migrant passengers onboard have been shackled for at least 25 hours. (Deleted and reposted to fix a broken thread.)

The Journey ICE flight has arrived in Senegal from Harlingen, TX. After fueling and changing crew, it will begin making removal stops. Migrant passengers onboard have been shackled at the ankles and wrists attached to a waist chain for at least 10 hours.

The Talon ICE flight is refueling in San Juan. I expect the next stop to be Mauritania. I am going to bed, more on these removals tomorrow. Say a prayer for the people onboard. 📿

This is so awful, every single day